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Sorry, What. No offense meant to you. I was just stabbing in the dark trying to solve the mystery. Now, I may regret asking this question, but what exactly do you mean by not doing “anything to prove her/his self”? How does one ‘prove’ oneself on this board?
Benson, Cobblehiller, any further guesses? I am out of names. I have not been on this board long enough to dredge any names out of my memory.
Ok Dumbasses! I’m not Miss TwatChaff, I am ego manic! Every post that I ever written on Brownstoner had the words:
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Ok! Got it!
I thing the Miss Chaff thing is a sick joke! You let a unknown Asshat come here and suck the air out of the room. This Asshat has not done anything to prove her/him self!
BTW Miss Chaff you are on mute: You do not exist in my book and about the syntax, I don’t get style points for my writings..
For anyone who cares, Charles Eastlake was an English architect and style maven who wrote “Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details” in 1868. He espoused William Morris’ Arts and Crafts Movement, which called for a return to simpler, less ornate, handmade furniture, crafts, and living. As I’m sure you know, both America and England were in the midst of the Victorian middle class boom which gave us an overabundence of fru-fru, highly carved furniture, ornate wallpaper, yards of voluminous draperies and the like. Over on this side of the pond, we were building our beloved brownstones, and churning out mass produced moulding, trim, mantles, mirrors, furniture, and tchotckes. Mr. Eastlake’s book was a splash of cold water for those who wanted a simpler look.
What is known in America as “Eastlake style” can be characterized by flat, simple surfaces, like wood, or stone, with geometric, incised carvings in simple designs. On furniture, it’s sometimes called “spoon carving”. The fireplace in Mopar’s post is a classic example. It’s usually tied in with the Aesthetic Movement of the 1870’s – 1880’s, with its fascination with Japanese and Eastern design, which fits in nicely with Eastlake sensibilities.
Ironically, they couldn’t help but start to overdo it, and it didn’t take long before Charles Eastlake would have plotzed to have his name attached to the excesses of the style, with gilding, and added stuff. But the style is still very popular, as it is much more quiet than High Victorian.
Yes, I can sometimes be testy. I started off in a confrontational mode with Montrose and Bxgrl, but now we’re on-line buddies (who still don’t agree about much).
I’m racking my brains out to think of some of the handles we haven’t seen for a while. How about these?
-wasn’t there a bkgrl? Or something like that?
-BrooklynNative
-Brooklyn4life
-GWbrubaker
-Slappy
I’m really scraping here…
Yes, yours has been the most auspicious debut since The What suddenly burst on the scene.
Sorry, What. No offense meant to you. I was just stabbing in the dark trying to solve the mystery. Now, I may regret asking this question, but what exactly do you mean by not doing “anything to prove her/his self”? How does one ‘prove’ oneself on this board?
Benson, Cobblehiller, any further guesses? I am out of names. I have not been on this board long enough to dredge any names out of my memory.
Ok Dumbasses! I’m not Miss TwatChaff, I am ego manic! Every post that I ever written on Brownstoner had the words:
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Ok! Got it!
I thing the Miss Chaff thing is a sick joke! You let a unknown Asshat come here and suck the air out of the room. This Asshat has not done anything to prove her/him self!
BTW Miss Chaff you are on mute: You do not exist in my book and about the syntax, I don’t get style points for my writings..
The What (2009 is here..)
Someday this war is gonna end…
^^^See Retards^^^^
Benson: no.
For anyone who cares, Charles Eastlake was an English architect and style maven who wrote “Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details” in 1868. He espoused William Morris’ Arts and Crafts Movement, which called for a return to simpler, less ornate, handmade furniture, crafts, and living. As I’m sure you know, both America and England were in the midst of the Victorian middle class boom which gave us an overabundence of fru-fru, highly carved furniture, ornate wallpaper, yards of voluminous draperies and the like. Over on this side of the pond, we were building our beloved brownstones, and churning out mass produced moulding, trim, mantles, mirrors, furniture, and tchotckes. Mr. Eastlake’s book was a splash of cold water for those who wanted a simpler look.
What is known in America as “Eastlake style” can be characterized by flat, simple surfaces, like wood, or stone, with geometric, incised carvings in simple designs. On furniture, it’s sometimes called “spoon carving”. The fireplace in Mopar’s post is a classic example. It’s usually tied in with the Aesthetic Movement of the 1870’s – 1880’s, with its fascination with Japanese and Eastern design, which fits in nicely with Eastlake sensibilities.
Ironically, they couldn’t help but start to overdo it, and it didn’t take long before Charles Eastlake would have plotzed to have his name attached to the excesses of the style, with gilding, and added stuff. But the style is still very popular, as it is much more quiet than High Victorian.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/art/htmls/ms_eastlake.html
Thus endeth the lesson for today.
Miss Chiff;
One more:
rh?
Benson: That is a no to all of your names.
I am trying not to get too jealous of your relationship with bxgrl and Montrose. Then again, I have BRG, so I am doing just fine!
I can understand being testy. I sometimes like to let it fly here just to get things going and blow off some steam.
Speaking of blowing …..
Eagles won. Ugh! I would tell you that you suck, DIBS, but I think that is common knowledge already. (Aye, papi!)
Miss Chiff;
Yes, I can sometimes be testy. I started off in a confrontational mode with Montrose and Bxgrl, but now we’re on-line buddies (who still don’t agree about much).
I’m racking my brains out to think of some of the handles we haven’t seen for a while. How about these?
-wasn’t there a bkgrl? Or something like that?
-BrooklynNative
-Brooklyn4life
-GWbrubaker
-Slappy
I’m really scraping here…
Yes, yours has been the most auspicious debut since The What suddenly burst on the scene.
Where do I live? Here is a clue: The King, 1969.
Did I guess!? OMG, nevermind! Forget I said it! The mystery can’t be over!